what error am i doing here? can someone explain to me.
The equation: 2(x – 2) = x + 3
First step in solving:
To solve the given equation, let's follow the steps.
Step 1: Distribute
Start by applying the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses in the equation.
2(x - 2) = x + 3
Multiply 2 by each term inside the parentheses:
2 * x = 2x
2 * (-2) = -4
The equation becomes:
2x - 4 = x + 3
So, the error might be failing to apply the distributive property correctly.